February work lunches challenge

Yorkielass

Ok so in January I smashed my target bringing in 17 out of 18 lunches :T

So for February I'm going to go for 16 out of 20 lunches bought in from home

partly to give me a bit of lee way if I meet up with someone one day. Oh all my Wednesday lunches will be provided by work this month too so that won't be bought .

Good luck everyone. Very uninspiring tin of tomato soup for me today but still not well so that'll probably be best.

kate_pixie

Hey guys, I'm really getting into the swing of this now.

While totalling up my spending diary last night I noticed that I still spent £50 on food last month though :eek: So I need to keep an eye on buying supplies for the office and how much I spend when I do go out for lunch.

I think seeing friends at the weekend is my weakness, so I'm going to count weekends in my challenge this month and see if I can reduce my spend.

So I shall pledge 24/28 days homemade lunch

Good luck everybody xx

cat4772

can you put me down for 14 lunches from home this month (I don't work wednesdays so I'llb e eating at home anyway on those days and we've three work lunch events to go to this month so should be a good money saving month!:D

swampduck

Can you put me down for 18/20 lunches from Home!

Swampy

eleanor73

Today I've got spicy carrot soup with a roll. Feels like this month is going to be a bit of a slog to be honest. Am already craving Pret!!!

sickbean

I'm going to suggest something a bit more extreme - not for everyone but it works for me.

I basically fast from going to bed until getting home the next day. All I have during the day are cups of tea with a little bit of milk or water.

This works for me for a few reasons -

1) I have an easier time not eating at all than only eating a bit.

2) I really enjoy being able to have a big meal with all the trimmings and dessert in the evenings without worrying about gaining weight.

I actually started doing this for health reasons rather than money saving, but the money saving benefits are great too!

La_escocesa

I'm in!

La escocesa - 2 sandwich shop trips only!

Pesto pasta today

missworks2jobs

Sickbean...there's no way I could manage that. I have skipped lunch at work a few times and survived on drinks but i'm not properly awake (or human) on a morning until i've had some breakfast even if its just scoffing a banana on my way out the door! If it works for you then go for it. When I first moved out of home I had no money for food and used to just do that (I would go to my parents for tea every night). I lost loads of weight, but I was constantly shattered!

Today i've got some leftover tomato pasta bake from our tea last night with half a yellow pepper left from another work lunch that was in the back of work's fridge. Ive also had the other yogurt I brought in the other day. Soup 2moro I think or beans on toast...I have bread at work but nothing to put on/in it and I know we've got soup and beans in teh cupboards at home. I can squish a tin in my bag no problems, no mess!

sickbean

missworks2jobs wrote: »

Sickbean...there's no way I could manage that. I have skipped lunch at work a few times and survived on drinks but i'm not properly awake (or human) on a morning until i've had some breakfast even if its just scoffing a banana on my way out the door! If it works for you then go for it. When I first moved out of home I had no money for food and used to just do that (I would go to my parents for tea every night). I lost loads of weight, but I was constantly shattered!

Today i've got some leftover tomato pasta bake from our tea last night with half a yellow pepper left from another work lunch that was in the back of work's fridge. Ive also had the other yogurt I brought in the other day. Soup 2moro I think or beans on toast...I have bread at work but nothing to put on/in it and I know we've got soup and beans in teh cupboards at home. I can squish a tin in my bag no problems, no mess!

One word for you - CAFFEINE!!!

Who needs food? Seriously though, it's definitely not a diet for everyone.

It's also probably worth stating that I can easily eat 6000 calories when I get home to make up for it!

Niv

I am going to go for 4 bought lunches this month.

Sickbean, not sure how healthy fasting is, but if it works for you on both not buying lunches and losing weight - good luck!

With all the 'graze' snacking I do I can well believe that 6k calories is possible once getting home after not eating all day!

Niv